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Saturday, December 2, 2017

Karim Ansarifard checked in in the 62nd minute and scored twice to break a tie and lead Olympiakos over Apollon 3-1 in the Greek league on Saturday. Defending champion Olympiakos topped the standings, a point ahead of PAOK, which beat Xanthi 3-0.

ATHENS (AP) — Greece's finance minister says an agreement has been reached between the heavily indebted country and its creditors on its progress in implementing reforms. The agreement on the so-called Third Assessment of Greece's latest bailout program ...

ATHENS—Greece and its international creditors reached a preliminary agreement on the measures Athens must adopt, thus paving the way for the disbursement of around €5 billion ($5.95 billion) in funds next month and bringing the country a step closer to ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Lights will turn a GREEK Revival building in New Orleans into a canvas for animations highlighting celebrations in Mexico and New Orleans. Digital sculptures and video-mapping projections on Lafayette Square and a nearby street also will be part of the city's fourth Light Up ...

A spokesperson reacted to the media reports on the use of phosphates in food and told New Europe: “Let us be clear. The EU is not banning 'kebab', our role is to ensure that food is safe.” The European Parliament has proposed the extension of the possibility to use the food additive called 'phosphate' ...

Greece and its International creditors have concluded talks, after reaching a staff-level agreement late Saturday, with the GREEK government on the third review of the third bailout programme. According to the GREEK finance minister Euclid Tsakalotos that spoke to reporters in Athens after the staff level ...

Athens (AFP) - Greece said Saturday it had reached a preliminary agreement with international creditors that it was meeting its commitments to unblock the latest tranche of a third bailout programme. "We achieved the agreement with the institutions on a ...

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Karim Ansarifard checked in in the 62nd minute and scored twice to break a tie and lead Olympiakos over Apollon 3-1 in the Greek league on Saturday. Defending champion Olympiakos topped the standings, a point ahead of PAOK, which ...

The GREECE defender, who arrived from Olympiacos in 2014, has been linked with a move to the Premier League, with Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool all reported to hold an interest in the centre-back. However, the 26-year-old now appears set to remain in Italy for the foreseeable future after penning a ...

"The European institutions have reached a staff level agreement with the Greek authorities on the policy package supporting the European Stability Mechanism programme. This will be presented to the Eurogroup next Monday 4 December 2017. The Greek ...

But I'm just guessing, and I am not up on my GREEK mythology enough to know who she was killing or why. Perhaps the maker was simply inspired by the original Mayan belief that their chocolate was the “food of the gods,” long before Europeans discovered it and took it back to Europe with them.

Greece and its international creditors agreed on a set of economic overhauls the country must undertake in exchange for fresh loans, paving the way for a payment that will help it build a cash buffer as it seeks to prepare for its bailout exit. The so ...

[winter sunrise] * SEASONAL AFFECTIVE DISORDER IS A SERIOUS DEPRESSION THAT AFFECTS A SMALL MINORITY OF THE POPULATION. * BUT CHANGING SEASONS AND DARKER DAYS AFFECT MOST PEOPLE'S BEHAVIOR, INCLUDING OUR CELL PHONE ACTIVITY. * PSYCHOLOGISTS SAY THERE ARE A FEW SIMPLE WAYS TO HELP MAINTAIN MENTAL HEALTH IN THE WINTER. ------------------------- The idea that our mood might darken in the dark winter days has been around for millennia. The coldest months of the year were a terrible time for the Greek Gods: Persephone was banished to the underworld every winter, while Boreas ushered in the cool winter winds and his nasty temper. Later, Shakespeare wrote, "a sad tale’s best for winter." Well, bring on the sad tales, because we’re barreling towards the darkest day of the year. On December 21, people in New York will get just over 9 hours 15 minutes of sun, while in Anchorage, Alaska there’ll be fewer than 5 and a half hours. A CORRELATION BETWEEN LOWER LATITUDES AND LESS SEASONAL SADNESS The idea that darker days could make a portion of the population susceptible to depression wasn’t picked up by modern clinicians until the 1980s, when South African psychiatrist Norman Rosenthal moved to the US and noticed a change in his mood during the New York winters.[Snow In Central Park]Ted Jensen/Flickr He wondered whether he felt more glum and low-energy because the days were darker than in his home city of Johannesburg. Rosenthal put the question to the masses in the Washington Post in 1981, saying he wanted to hear from anyone who felt sad in the wintertime and had "gone through enough cycles to know that this is going to happen again." The results of his subsequent telephone surveys were conclusive — he found a clear correlation between lower latitudes and sunnier dispositions. Only about 1% of people living in Florida reported experiencing sadness, Rosenthal found, while nearly 10% of those in dark corners of the country like Alaska and New Hampshire said they were feeling down. Rosenthal also found that women between the ages of 20 and 40 were twice as likely to have SAD compared to men, and suggested the hormones estrogen and progesterone may have an impact. His new term for this seasonally-linked depression, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), was first included in the 'DSM' — the go-to-guide for psychologists and mental health experts — in 1987. According to the DSM, people who have SAD are excessively fatigued, lose interest in their hobbies, tend to crave more starches and sweets, may gain seasonal weight, and have difficulty concentrating during darker months. If you suspect you have this type of depression, it's best to see a professional — don’t try to diagnose it on your own. BUT IS SAD A REAL THING? Recently there's been some debate about whether 'SAD' deserves its place among other disorders. Psychologist Steven LoBello published a study of nearly 35,000 Americans in 2016 that found no variation in their depression that could be explained by latitudes or seasonal changes. "The belief that winter is a cause of depression, sadness, 'the blues' is very widespread in western culture," LoBello told Business Insider. But just because we believe we have SAD, he said, doesn't mean we really do. LoBello's study, however, didn't rule out the possibility that major depression with seasonal variation exists for a very small portion of the population. That’s an assessment other clinicians largely agree with. Kelly Rohan, who studies adult mood disorders and SAD therapies at the University of Vermont, said estimates that up to 10% of people in places like Alaska have SAD are likely due to overstated self-reports. The real number of people with SAD is probably between 1-2%, she said. "It's going to be a pretty pervasive mood state that is going to affect the person for four to five months of the year,” Rohan told Business Insider. “It’s not going to wax and wane depending on what’s going on at work.” WHAT YOU CAN DO ABOUT SAD There are at least three ways that people who’ve been diagnosed with SAD can combat the problem. LIGHT THERAPY BOXES [sad light box light therapy]Shutterstock Artifically adding some bright light to the dark days via a light therapy box (some people call these 'happy lamps' or phototherapy boxes) can help — when used regularly and as prescribed. The boxes are meant to mimic natural, outdoor light, and researchers believe they can cause some chemical shifts in a depressed brain. Most emit more than 10,000 lux (for comparison, a typical house lamp emits around 50-80 lux, and office lights about 500 lux.) Good light therapy boxes are designed to filter out damaging UV light, however, these are not FDA-regulated so it can be tricky to find a reliable one. The bulbs, which are usually white florescent and may carry the full spectrum of light, can come with side effects like mild sunburns, eye strain, and migraines. On the more serious side, some research has suggested the lights can increase thoughts of suicide, or trigger mania. The Mayo Clinic says they should be used in the morning, and patients should spend around a half hour of time in front of their lights after waking up. But again, it's not a device that should be self-prescribed. "Just because you can walk into Costco and buy one doesn’t mean that you should," Rohan said. DRUGS Because SAD is a form of depression, antidepressants that increase serotonin in the brain and pharmaceuticals that treat major depressive disorders — particularly Bupropion, or Wellbutrin XL — have also been shown to work. COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY CBT is a form of talk therapy that's meant to change a person's patterns of doing and thinking. Rohan said that with the approach,"we're working with a person to identify negative thought patterns and habits" and then break them. For example: “If the person is having the repetitive thought of ‘ I hate winter,’ we might change that to ‘I prefer summer to winter,’ which is more of a neutral thought,” she said. Unlike light therapy, which is palliative (you have to keep doing it to reap the benefits) CBT can have a lasting effect from year to year, so the treatment is more of a long-term solution, Rohan said. Startups in Silicon Valley are working to bring this kind of talk therapy to the masses with inexpensive texting apps and chatbots. WHAT TO DO ABOUT WINTER BLUES, EVEN IF YOU DON'T HAVE SAD Most people feel a little down in the winter months — it's a time of year when depression rates spike (though suicides don’t). Some clinicians refer to this sub-syndromal kind of doldrum as 'S-SAD.'[Sunrise_Karkonosze_winter]Wikimedia Commons And there’s no doubt that seasonal changes impact on our routines. A November 2017 study studied cell phone use data from a million people living in densely packed, artificially lit European cities. The researchers found that people were up and on the phone well past 11 or 11:30 p.m. in the summer months, while in the winter, they stopped gabbing by 10:30. Here are some things that can help. GO FOR A WALK FIRST THING IN THE MORNING, JUST AFTER THE SUNRISE. “Light therapy is based on the theory that the biological clock becomes sluggish in the wintertime due to later dawns,” Rohan said. With a morning walk, you’re getting aerobic exercise (always helpful for mental health) while the light is jump-starting your circadian clock. [cold]REUTERS/Eric Miller DON’T SHIFT YOUR ROUTINE TO THE COUCH. The fact that it's dark and cold at the end of a work day isn't a good reason to ditch your gym routine. Keep staying active, and if you enjoy winter sports, bundle up and get out there. MAKE AN EFFORT NOT TO CHANGE YOUR ACTIVITY LEVEL TOO MUCH. During the darker months, continue seeing people, making dates with friends, and keeping appointments. The Swedes deal with their 24-hour dark days by celebrating '_mys_': their annual winter tradition of getting cozy, relaxing with friends, and eating delicious food. NOW WATCH: A psychologist reveals how to get rid of negative thoughts

ATHENS – The municipalities of Agrinio and Messologhi in the western prefecture of Aetolia-Acarnania declared a state of emergency on Saturday, after heavy rains caused […] The post Heavy Rains and Floods in Western Greece Lead to State of Emergency appeared first on The National Herald.

Alas! We Critick-Dames abound. But we were a long time coming. Because the classics were so closely associated with elite institutions, they came to symbolize a certain kind of cultural and political power, a power men were loath to give up. Besides, the gospels were in GREEK. Homer was in GREEK.

The GREEK island of Santorini is one of the more popular hosts for visitors from all over the world and is dotted with taverns, called taverna in these parts. A great place to start my GREEK odyssey, I found. Restaurant and fish taverna Argo had all the right offerings with its sunny terraces overlooking the ...

GREECE, N.Y. -- Jill Skivington Jackett was well known throughout the Rochester running community and was a former winner of the Rochester marathon. She was killed Thursday in a hit and run in Rochester. Saturday morning, her running group got together in her memory. The group ran three miles ...

The Coliseum in Rome, the canals of Venice, ruins in Athens and white sands of Mykonos in GREECE were all on the lengthy tour. This week it was reported that Barclay had taken a job with the Japanese owners of Queenstown's Millbrook Resort, the Ishii family. His London-based role is as international ...

They topped the group despite losing 1-0 to Argentina because they also beat GREECE 2-0 to garner six points. In 1998, they were drawn again against Bulgaria,Spain and Paraguay, winning two matches, 3-2 against Spain, 1-0 against Bulgaria and lost 1-3 to Paraguay. They however, lost woefully in the ...

GREECE'S new center-left grouping, Movement for Change, has unveiled its political council, which is the first element of the new party's structure and its key decision-making body. The six-member panel will consist of PASOK leader Fofi Gennimata, who was recently elected to lead the new party, ...

So what is the big difference between Cyprus and GREECE that makes the former succeed where the latter is failing? It is consensus between the main political parties in achieving much-needed and ambitious goals, as well as the belief among investors that Cyprus wants them in the country and respects ...

A little lamb tied outside the church of Saint Andrew in Patras caused the intervention the public prosecutor and local police after an animal lover filed a lawsuit. The little lamb was offered as oblation by a faithful member of the parish on the name day of the Saint on November 30th. The woman who … The post Cute little lamb offered as oblation to St Andrew? Animal lover files lawsuit appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.

ATHENS, GREECE — GREEK-born economist Yanis Varoufakis, who served as finance minister of the SYRIZA-led GREEK government from its election in January 2015 until July 2015, has regularly been afforded rockstar status by the international mainstream media and by such personalities as Noam ...

CAIRO – 2 December 2017: The GREEK Campus will host a new exhibition entitled “Alibaba's Grotto” by legendary contemporary artist Mohamed Abla from December 6 to January 6. Abla is one of the Egyptian iconic contemporary arts figures. After graduating from the Fine Art Faculty in 1977, he began ...

A new book co-edited by a University of Manitoba professor is exploring the role people with disabilities have played throughout history in cultures across the world. The Routledge History of Disability looks at how people with disabilities navigated life from ancient GREECE to the current day — covering ...

[a symbol of Western democracy for more than 2,500 years, the parthenon overlooks the latest generation of tourists to gaze upon its ruined magni cence. Sitting upon a convenient rock, Maria Tsakonakou of the greek chapter of the International YWCa reminds prospective emigrants to australia, who are seeking better jobs abroad, that wherever they go this will always remain their cultural birthright.]Otis Imboden/National Geographic: Around the World in 125 Years. Europe National Geographic revolutionized photography and the photo essay. The magazine's photographers, who are sometimes armed with up to nine different cameras and 500 rolls of film for a single assignment, have captured the world with tack-sharp images. More than 200 photos from the past 125 years are featured in the new book "National Geographic: Around the World in 125 Years - Europe." "The ideal Geographic picture should command attention," writes Photo Editor Franklin Fisher, who worked for the magazine in the 1920s. Below, see our favorites. _Captions are from "National Geographic: Around the World in 125 Years - Europe."_ WEST GERMANY, 1973 George F. Mobley/National Geographic: Around the World in 125 Years. Europe Shafts of sunlight stream through the windows of Munich's Augustiner Beer Hall, illuminating thousands of stein-hoisting patrons celebrating the annual Oktoberfest. Writing in the March 1974 Geographic about Bavaria's 1,200 breweries, author Gary Jennings quipped: "One could have a Bavarian beer with his meals three times a day — and some do — for more than a year without drinking the same brand twice." SOVIET UNION, 1965 Dean Conger/National Geographic: Around the World in 125 Years. Europe A Russian fantasia in masonry, Moscow's multicolored, many-domed St. Basil's Cathedral stands mirrored in a Red Square rain puddle. Dating back to 1552, the dazzling edifice, with no fewer than eight side churches clustered around its central sanctuary, has survived not only fire and war but also the horses that Napoleon had stabled in its nave and the Bolsheviks who had hoped to raze it. It remains a state museum today. SWEDEN, 2015 Orsolya Haarberg/National Geographic: Around the World in 125 Years. Europe The setting sun silhouettes Mount Nammatj in the Rapa Valley of Sarek National park in northern Sweden. Nothing exemplifies wild Scandinavia like this sprawling reserve, home to more than a hundred glaciers, six of the nation's 13 highest peaks, and myriad lakes and streams. SEE THE REST OF THE STORY AT BUSINESS INSIDER

A three-day education, theatre and discussion event named “GREEK Days” was organized on Friday in Taranto, Italy. The event was organised by the ethnic GREEK community in Taranto and is a very significant initiative by Italy's GREEK minority, which references the Spartan colony set up around the ...

A statement from the resort indicates that hours of operation are to be Saturday and Sunday from 8:30 am -4 pm. Adult and Junior tickets will be $43.00 per lift ticket, with a Twilight Pass at $22 from 2 -4 pm. The open trails will be a mix of Easier (Green) to More Difficult (Blue). GREEK Peak is planning to ...

At last count, one-third of the 60,000 refugees currently stranded in Greece are school-age children. Trapped in the country due to the E.U.'s inability to address the escalating humanitarian crisis, the children's educational prospects are shrinking by ...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is due in GREECE on Thursday for a landmark visit – the first by a Turkish head of state in 65 years – with ... visit as an opportunity to press for the extradition of eight military officials who have been granted asylum in GREECE after fleeing Turkey following last year's ...

Asked to comment on the prosecutions of former members of the Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF), the Eurozone official stressed that GREEK justice was independent and "nothing can be done, except to express our concern". He noted that this affair had caused displeasure but also ...

EVOO & Lemon's name refers to extra virgin olive oil and fresh lemon, two fundamental elements of Mediterranean cuisine. The ingredients are at the core of Chef Hektor Dajo's modern interpretation of GREEK specialties, and his notable skill with fresh seafood. Upon arrival, guests receive a bowl of ...

Only about 15 percent of children with special needs have access to education in Greece, says an Action Aid report published in 2015. The issue became topical again in light of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, December 3. The ...

Former finance minister Yanis Varoufakis revealed that he will run in the next parliamentary elections in Greece. Speaking to private ANT1 TV magazine Kalimera Ellada, Varoufakis said that his pan-European party Democracy in Europe Movement 2025 (DiEM25) will held a conference in Greece in order to prepare for the new party which is still looking … The post Varoufakis to run in Greece’s next parliamentary elections appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.

The leader of Greece’s main opposition party, conservative New Democracy, Kyriakos Mitsotakis complained about the passport controls at German airports. He described the procedure as humiliating and said he felt embarrassed as a Greek. “I felt embarrassed as a Greek when I was taken into a different terminal of the airport of Frankfurt and waited … The post Greece’s main opposition leader Mitsotakis says he felt “embarrassed” during passport control in Frankfurt airport appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.

In winter, roast-chestnut street stalls are a common sight in Greek cities. The seller has a little portable brazier, a whole heap of roasted chestnuts ready to sell in paper cornets, and a whole heap more roasting. Every Greek kid has pestered their ...

GREECE may sign the technical agreement for third rescue program with creditors before the Eurogroup meeting on Monday (December 4th). However, this means that the country will have until January to meet all promised and expected reforms. Sources in Brussels have confirmed that talks between the ...

[kate and meghan 1]Getty Images Entertainment/Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images * WITH PRINCE HARRY'S ENGAGEMENT TO MEGHAN MARKLE, KATE MIDDLETON IS PREPARING TO WELCOME A SISTER-IN-LAW INTO THE ROYAL FAMILY. * THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE TWO ARE ENCAPSULATED IN THEIR FASHION SENSES. * WHILE MIDDLETON TENDS TOWARDS TIMELESS BRITISH LOOKS, MARKLE HAS TRENDIER TASTES. ------------------------- Kate Middleton is about to welcome a new sister-in-law into the royal family. On Monday, news broke that Prince Harry was engaged to marry American actress Meghan Markle. "William and I are absolutely thrilled," Kate Middleton, who is married to Harry's brother and heir to the throne Prince William, told reporters Tuesday."It’s such exciting news. It’s a really happy time for any couple and we wish them all the best and hope they enjoy this happy moment." Middleton is probably the person who could best understand what exactly Markle is going through as she prepares to marry into the royal family. However, so far in life, the two have taken very different approaches to how they present themselves — and that's shone through in their fashion. Here's how Markle and Middleton measure up. MIDDLETON MET AND BEGAN DATING PRINCE WILLIAM WHILE THE PAIR ATTENDED UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS. Middleton Family/Clarence House/Getty The couple graduated in 2005. In early photos, the pair looks like typical college students, with comfort trumping sophistication. FROM THE START, MIDDLETON'S FASHION HAS BEEN DECIDEDLY BRITISH. Getty/Chris Jackson Her taste for fascinators — as seen here at a wedding with William in 2006 — is one that is far outside the comfort zone for most American fashionistas. MEGHAN MARKLE, MEANWHILE, SEEMS TO HAVE CAUGHT PRINCE HARRY'S EYE FROM AFAR. Evan Agostini / Invision / AP Markle is best known for her role in the legal drama "Suits," but she has also acted in a long list of shows like "CSI: NY" and "Castle," as well as films including "Get Him To The Greek." While the pair was reportedly introduced by a mutual friend, this fame may have helped pave the way to romance. "He had a crush on Rachel Zane two years before he met Meghan and the reason I know is because I was having drinks with one of his friends," according to royals expert Katie Nicholl. "She told me she’d been on a night out with Prince Harry. He was single at the time, so she said, 'Harry, who’s your ideal girl?' And he said 'Meghan Markle from Suits.'" SEE THE REST OF THE STORY AT BUSINESS INSIDER

“We see GREECE as an important partner, not just because of the way that we work together – for instance our military forces in Souda Bay – but also the way in which GREECE is deepening its partnership with American friends in the region,” Pyatt noted in an interview with the Athens-Macedonian News ...

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will visit GREECE on Dec. 7-8, the presidency's press information center confirmed on Saturday. Erdogan -- upon the invitation of GREECE'S President Prokopis Pavlopoulos -- will embark on the two-day official visit, where bilateral relations and regional issues will be ...

With Thanksgiving behind us, our thoughts to turn to Christmas, or, rather, Christmas shopping. Even more specifically, buying toys for the kids. Lots of Rochester-area folks once did that at Kiddie City. Lionel, the company known for its toy trains, owned the chain that included local stores in GREECE and ...

The first-known GREEK version of a heretical Christian writing describing Jesus's secret teachings to James has been discovered in archives at the Oxford University in the U.K. The Bible describes James as a brother to Jesus. To date, only a small number of texts from the Nag Hammadi library — a ...

The GREEK Orthodox Church calls itself the second largest landowner in Israel, after the Israeli government. It says it owns some 30 percent of Jerusalem's walled Old City, the city's historic core, and controls the largest stake of any Christian denomination in the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, home to the ...

ATHENS: Haider Ali, a teenage boy from central Punjab, is the sole survivor of the Turbat carnage. He cheated death by a stroke luck. Khushbakht Suhail, who has spent one year studying the problems of asylum seekers and immigrant applicants in Europe in 2016-17, believes that Haider's other ...

The measles epidemic that started in GREECE over six months ago is showing no sign of abating, with the Center for Disease Prevention and Control (KEELPNO) reporting 80 cases last week alone, bringing the total between May and November to 604. Moreover, November was the month with the ...

The Greek government, with the support of EU leaders, should act now before the onset of winter to end GREECE'S “containment policy,” twelve human rights and humanitarian organizations –Amnesty International among them-, said in a campaign that began today. The groups began a countdown to the ...